Efficiency

Fighting the Goldilocks effect, and reducing energy costs

April 27, 2018 jchilsen Efficiency

By Annabelle Rosser, CUB Environmental Outreach Coordinator Earlier this year, CUB outreach team members Yami, Aimee and myself, along with folks from the Sierra Club, EDF and the community organization One Northside, were given a tour of the Lake Village East Apartments, a 218-unit affordable housing community in the Kenwood neighborhood of…...

From the Desk of David Kolata: CUB Executive Director’s New Year Report

January 4, 2018 jchilsen Alternative suppliers, Ameren, AT&T, ComEd, CUB Action Network, Dynegy, Efficiency, Illinois American, Nicor, outreach

This report is a thanks and tribute to CUB’s supporters. You are working for a better Illinois, and I’m grateful to you. I know it’s easy to get discouraged these days, but remember that you are part of an Illinois success story. Together, here’s what we accomplished in 2017: Legal/Policy:…...

Central, Southern IL customers to ICC: Don’t let Ameren cut back on efficiency goals

August 15, 2017 jchilsen Ameren, Efficiency, energy efficiency

People from Central and Southern Illinois today urged the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to deny Ameren’s attempt to dodge efficiency goals required in the Future Energy Jobs Act, historic legislation that passed the General Assembly last year. “We need the local jobs, local savings on energy bills and health benefits…...

CUB Executive Director’s mid-year report

June 19, 2017 mkulling Consumer Advocacy, Consumer Complaints, Consumer Victories, CUB Action Network, Efficiency, energy efficiency, Updates

CUB’s legal team gets the headlines with the big victories, but our consumer advocacy and outreach teams offer vital help to individual consumers on a daily basis. The Chicago Tribune’s Help Squad profiled a recent CUB utility-bill clinic. We hold hundreds of events like this each year! Here’s what you and CUB…...

Take action for Efficiency!

May 15, 2017 Samantha CUB Action Network, Efficiency, Energy, legislation, Updates

Watching daily developments in Washington, it’s easy to get discouraged. But as a nonpartisan group that works to lower utility bills, we want to alert you about good legislation on Capitol Hill—and give you a chance to take action. Just last week, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee recommended that…...

Programmable vs. smart thermostats

May 2, 2017 mkulling Efficiency, energy efficiency, smart thermostat, Updates

If you already own a programmable thermostat, you might be asking what the incentive is to invest in a smart thermostat: What kind of benefits do you get, how does it work and what rebates are available? As a consumer advocate, CUB finds the biggest benefit of a smart thermostat…...

Money-saving programs worth bragging about

April 5, 2017 mkulling ComEd, Consumer Advocacy, Efficiency, electric, gas bills, Natural Gas, Nicor, Nicor Gas, North Shore Gas, Peoples Gas, Updates

Thanks to efficiency programs offered by Illinois’ major utilities, saving energy—and money— is easier than ever before. CUB chose seven of its favorite energy efficiency programs from across Illinois. (See them below in no particular order.) Lighting Discounts Under ComEd’s Energy Efficiency program, you can receive instant in-store discounts on select ENERGY STAR…...

Free CUB clinic to analyze electric, gas, phone bills in Chicago, show how to cut costs by hundreds of dollars a year

April 4, 2017 mkulling CUB, Efficiency, Electric bills, gas bills, Natural Gas, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas, Saving Money, savings, Updates

The Citizens Utility Board (CUB) will analyze utility bills at a free clinic to help Chicago residents save potentially hundreds of dollars a year. Consumers should bring their gas, electric and phone bills for a free, one-on-one consultation with a CUB expert, who will search for ways to lower their…...

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March 27, 2017 Samantha Ameren, Efficiency, Electric bills, Energy, Saving Money, solar power, Updates

By Annabelle Roser As solar energy becomes more accessible to everyday consumers, the financial incentives of owning solar panels can be hard to pass up. The benefits of subsidizing or eliminating your energy bills through net-metering can be especially enticing to retirees or those on fixed incomes. Recently, I met…...

What is the Future Energy Jobs Act? CUB analyzes Illinois’ biggest energy legislation in years

March 22, 2017 mkulling ComEd, community solar, Consumer Victories, EDF, Efficiency, Electric bills, Energy, energy efficiency, Exelon, legislation, solar, Updates

The Illinois General Assembly has passed the Future Energy Jobs Act, one of the most significant pieces of energy legislation in the past 20 years. CUB members should know about this new law. What is it? The Future Energy Jobs Act (Senate Bill 2814) is a compromise bill that was…...

Fighting the Goldilocks effect, and reducing energy costs

From the Desk of David Kolata: CUB Executive Director’s New Year Report

Central, Southern IL customers to ICC: Don’t let Ameren cut back on efficiency goals

CUB Executive Director’s mid-year report

Take action for Efficiency!

Programmable vs. smart thermostats

Money-saving programs worth bragging about

Free CUB clinic to analyze electric, gas, phone bills in Chicago, show how to cut costs by hundreds of dollars a year

The day in the life of a CUB outreach staffer…

What is the Future Energy Jobs Act? CUB analyzes Illinois’ biggest energy legislation in years

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What is the Future Energy Jobs Act? CUB analyzes Illinois’ biggest energy legislation in years